Free-Range Chicken Gardens - by Jessi Bloom (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Bloom covers everything a gardener needs to know, including chicken-keeping basics, simple garden plans to get started, tips on attractive fencing options, the best plants and plants to avoid, and step-by-step instructions for getting a chicken garden up and running.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>"If your garden fantasies involve chickens, Jessi Bloom is here to make those dreams come true." --<i>The New York Times</i></b> <p/> Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape. But you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too! In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom offers step-by-step instructions for creating a beautiful and functional space while maintaining a happy, healthy flock. <i>Free-Range Chicken Gardens</i> covers everything a gardener needs to know, from the basics of chicken keeping and creating the perfect chicken-friendly garden design to building innovative coops. <br> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"You can raise backyard chickens and maintain an attractive landscape and garden: Jessi's book explains how in a fun, encouraging, and informing way." --Jo Lamp'l, <i>Growing a Greener World </i> <p/> "If you think your yard is too small, you're too busy, or the neighbors won't like chickens, read this book and think again." --Toby Hemenway author of <i>Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture </i> <p/>It's true, you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too. And fresh eggs are just one of the many benefits--chickens can help your garden grow and thrive. In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom covers everything a gardener needs to know, including chicken-keeping basics, simple garden plans to get you started, tips on attractive fencing options, the best plants and plant to avoid, and step-by-step instructions for getting your chicken garden up and running. For anyone who wants a fabulous garden where colorful chickens happily roam, <i>Free-Rang Chicken Gardens </i>is the guide that will bring the dream home to roost. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"If your garden fantasies involve chickens, Jessi Bloom. . . is here to make those dreams come true. . . . an expert guide for the untutored." --<i><b>The New York Times</b></i> <p/> "A manifesto on the many ways to pamper your hens--with plants for foraging and shelter, rain-fed water bowls and eco-friendly lawns." --<i><b>Sunset</b></i> <p/> "A comprehensive guide from mating to medicine that will particularly help beginners. . . . Bloom makes a persuasive case." --<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i></p><p>"Numerous illustrations, full-color photos, charts and tables, garden layouts, and useful tips. . . . a wealth of practical advice." --<i><b>Booklist</b></i> <p/> "Exquisitely produced and artfully photographed." --<i><b>San Francisco Chronicle</b></i> <p/> "Bloom's obvious enthusiasm for good design and for her birds will inspire both novice and experienced chicken owners to create a garden space for hens and humans to enjoy." --<i><b>American Gardener </b></i> <p/> "Complete with gorgeous photos, diagrams, plans, and a very well written and easy to understand approach, you will want to get your hands upon this book if you have ever dreamed of incorporating chickens into your lifestyle." --<i><b>Small Town Living</b></i> <p/> "A great basic guide for first-time chicken owners and chicken owner wannabes." --<i><b>Horticulture</b></i> <p/> "The only book I have seen that tells you exactly how you can have your chickens AND your garden too." --<i><b>Living Homegrown</b></i> <p/> "Solves the dilemma of having free-range chickens and a vegetable garden." --<i><b>The Oregonian</b></i> <p/> "Provides a good overview on coop building styles and considerations, very basic chicken care info, do-grow/don't-grow plant lists for the chicken garden and lots and lots of gorgeous inspirational pictures." --<i><b>NW Edible</b></i> <p/> "I've had chickens for four years and I wish that I could have had Jessi Bloom's new book in the beginning." --<i><b>Diggin Food</b></i></p><br>
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